# Spinoso

> Italian comune.

**Wikidata**: [Q52677](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52677)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinoso)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/spinoso

## Summary
Spinoso is an Italian comune (municipal municipality) located in the province of Potenza in the country of Italy. It has a municipal website at http://www.comune.spinoso.pz.it/ and is geolocated at latitude 40.266666666667 and longitude 15.966666666667.

## Key Facts
- Spinoso is classified as an Italian comune (municipal division of Italy).  
- Spinoso is located in the province of Potenza, a province of Italy (province entity noted with country Q38 and sitelink_count 78).  
- Country: Italy, a sovereign state in Southern Europe (extensive country-level data available in source).  
- Coordinates: latitude 40.266666666667, longitude 15.966666666667.  
- Official municipal website: http://www.comune.spinoso.pz.it/.  
- Population values recorded in the source: 1448.0; 1422.0; 1314.0.  
- Wikidata description: "Italian comune."  
- Wikipedia article title: Spinoso.  
- Sitelink_count for Spinoso (number of Wikimedia sitelinks): 46.  
- Related entity: "comune of Italy" (municipal divisions), listed with country Q38 and  and sitelink_count 60.  
- Administrative relationship: Spinoso → province of Potenza → Italy.

## FAQs
Q: What is Spinoso?  
A: Spinoso is an Italian comune — a municipal-level administrative entity — situated in the province of Potenza in Italy.

Q: Where exactly is Spinoso located?  
A: Spinoso's geographic coordinates are latitude 40.266666666667 and longitude 15.966666666667, placing it within the province of Potenza in Italy.

Q: What population information is available for Spinoso?  
A: The source lists three population figures for Spinoso: 1448.0, 1422.0, and 1314.0. The source does not attach specific years to those figures.

Q: Does Spinoso have an official website?  
A: Yes. The municipal website is http://www.comune.spinoso.pz.it/.

Q: How is Spinoso represented in Wikimedia/Wikidata?  
A: The Wikipedia article title is "Spinoso", the Wikidata description is "Italian comune," and the entity has a sitelink_count of 46.

Q: What larger administrative structures is Spinoso part of?  
A: Spinoso is part of the province of Potenza (a province of Italy) and, at the national level, is part of the country Italy.

Q: Where can I find more general background data about the country that contains Spinoso?  
A: The source includes an extensive Italy profile (country Q38) covering summary, geography, history, economy, demographics, culture, international memberships, infrastructure, and digital presence.

## Why It Matters
Spinoso matters because it is a functioning municipal unit within Italy’s system of local government. As a comune it represents the fundamental level of public administration delivering local services, civic identity, and demographic data that feed provincial and national statistics. Its official municipal website provides a direct channel for local governance and citizen information. The specific coordinate data and recorded population values make Spinoso a distinct, mappable locality contributing to regional planning and demographic records in the province of Potenza and the national context of Italy.

## Notable For
- Being an officially recognized Italian comune with a dedicated municipal website (http://www.comune.spinoso.pz.it/).  
- Explicit geolocation: latitude 40.266666666667 and longitude 15.966666666667.  
- Presence in Wikimedia/Wikidata infrastructure: Wikipedia title "Spinoso", Wikidata description "Italian comune", and sitelink_count 46.  
- Documented population data in the source showing three reported values (1448.0; 1422.0; 1314.0).  
- Administrative placement within the province of Potenza, itself identified in the source as a province of Italy (province entity with sitelink_count 78).  
- Direct relationship to the formal category "comune of Italy", the municipal division class for Italian localities.

## Body

### Overview
Spinoso is an Italian comune — a municipal-level administrative unit — explicitly described in the source as an "Italian comune." The entry for Spinoso includes geocoordinates, population data points, an official municipal website, and identifiers used in Wikimedia and Wikidata. The source lists Spinoso’s Wikipedia article title as "Spinoso" and provides the short Wikidata description "Italian comune."

### Location and Administrative Classification
- Administrative classification: comune (municipal division of Italy).  
- Province affiliation: Spinoso is located in the province of Potenza. The source identifies the province of Potenza as a province of Italy; meta-information for that province in the source includes country Q38 and a sitelink_count of 78.  
- National affiliation: Spinoso is in the country of Italy (country entity Q38), which is extensively profiled in the source material.

### Coordinates and Mapping
- Latitude: 40.266666666667.  
- Longitude: 15.966666666667.  
- These coordinates provide precise geolocation for mapping and spatial datasets.

### Demographics
- Population figures supplied by the source: 1448.0; 1422.0; 1314.0.  
- The source does not specify dates or census years for these numbers; they are presented as data points associated with Spinoso in the structured properties.

### Online Presence and Identifiers
- Official municipal website: http://www.comune.spinoso.pz.it/.  
- Wikimedia/Wikidata identifiers:  
  - Wikipedia article title: Spinoso.  
  - Wikidata description: "Italian comune."  
  - Sitelink_count for Spinoso: 46.

### Relationships to Broader Administrative and Conceptual Entities
- Spinoso is a member of the class "comune of Italy" (the municipal divisions used across Italy). The source lists "comune of Italy" as a related Thing with country Q38,  and sitelink_count 60.  
- Provincial chain: Spinoso → province of Potenza → Italy. The province of Potenza itself is noted as a province of Italy and has its own sitelink_count record in the source (78).

### Related Entities in the Source
- Province of Potenza: identified in the source as a province of Italy, linked to country Q38 and sitelink_count 78. No further internal properties for Potenza are provided in the Spinoso record, but the administrative relation is explicit.  
- Comune of Italy: treated as the municipal division category for Spinoso; in the source it has country Q38 and  and sitelink_count 60.

### Country Context — Italy (as provided in source)
The source supplies an extensive profile for Italy (country Q38). Key elements included in the supplied Italy material are summarized here and reproduced from the source material:

- Summary: Italy (Italian Republic, Repubblica Italiana) is a sovereign state and parliamentary republic in Southern Europe, a unitary state with capital Rome, area 302,068 km², and characterized by a boot-shaped peninsula. It is a founding member of the European Union and uses the euro.  
- Official name: Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana).  
- Political classification: sovereign state, unitary state, parliamentary republic, Mediterranean country.  
- Capital: Rome (since June 2, 1946; earlier capitals listed in source).  
- Inception: current republic established June 18, 1946 (constitutional referendum); Kingdom of Italy proclaimed March 17, 1861.  
- Area: 302,068 square kilometers.  
- Population: 58,850,717 (as of 2023) with detailed breakdowns and other demographic statistics in the source.  
- Currency: Euro (€) since January 1, 2002.  
- Official language: Italian; numerous recognized regional languages listed in the source.  
- Head of State and Government (as of source): President Sergio Mattarella (since February 3, 2015) and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (since October 22, 2022).  
- Coordinates and time zone details (UTC offsets), electrical standards (230V, 50Hz), emergency numbers (112, 113, 115, 118), international codes (ISO IT/ITA/380; .it top-level domain).  
- Highest and lowest points, administrative divisions (20 regions listed), and membership in many international organizations (UN, NATO, EU, G7, G20, OECD, Schengen Area, and others).  
- The Italy section in the source also includes detailed subsections on Geography and Environment; History and Political Evolution; Economy and Infrastructure; Demographics and Society; Culture and Language; International Relations and Memberships; Infrastructure and Transport; and Media and Digital Presence. Those source-provided details include many specific figures, dates, lists of languages, public holidays, economic indicators (GDP, VAT, unemployment), demographic rates, and a wide array of international relations and memberships.

Note: The Italy material in the source is provided in full and should be consulted for precise country-level statistics, historical dates, and lists of memberships and cultural facts.

### Documentation and Source Metadata
- Sitelink_count (Spinoso): 46 — indicating the number of Wikimedia sitelinks attached to the Spinoso entry in the source dataset.  
- Wikipedia title: Spinoso — the article label used in the source.  
- Wikidata short description for Spinoso: "Italian comune."  
- Structured property list included in the source for Spinoso: website; multiple population values; coordinates; sitelink_count; wikipedia_title; wikidata_description.

### Practical Usage
- For geospatial work: use the provided latitude/longitude values for mapping Spinoso on GIS platforms.  
- For demographic summaries: cite the three population values available in the source and note that no years were attached in the provided data.  
- For administrative context: cite Spinoso’s placement within province of Potenza and within Italy; use the municipal website for local administrative information.

### Limits of the Provided Data
- The source lists multiple population figures but does not supply dates or census years for those figures.  
- No information about surface area, elevation, mayor, municipal codes, postal code, or historical founding date of Spinoso is present in the provided material.  
- Region-level attribution (e.g., region of Basilicata) is not explicitly provided for Spinoso in the source and therefore is not asserted here.

### Where to Find More Information
- Official municipal website: http://www.comune.spinoso.pz.it/.  
- Wikipedia article referenced in the source: title "Spinoso."  
- Wikidata entry (description provided in source): "Italian comune."  
- For national context and extended datasets, consult the Italy profile included in the provided source material (country Q38), which contains country-wide statistics, history, and international memberships.

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Italian National Institute of Statistics
3. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html)
4. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it)
5. GeoNames
6. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224)
7. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia
8. Seismic classification in Italy
9. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)